Printer with cover to protect connection of external cables
AssigneeSeiko Epson Corporation
InventorsHiroaki Fukumoto, Kazuo Otsuka
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Abstract
A printer includes a board including a connector to which a cable is connected, and a housing covering the board and having an opening through which the connector is accessible, wherein a cable gripping portion that is gripped when the cable is connected is located outside the opening in a state where the cable is connected to the connector, and in which the housing includes a connector cover movable to a cover position at which the connector cover covers an upper side and a lateral side of the cable gripping portion, and an open position at which the connector cover opens at least on a vertical upper side of the cable gripping portion.
Claims7
A printer, comprising:
- a board including a connector to which a cable is connected;
- and
- a housing covering the board and having an opening through which the connector is accessible, wherein
- a cable gripping portion that is gripped when the cable is connected is located outside the opening in a state where the cable is connected to the connector wherein
- the housing includes
- a connector cover movable to a cover position at which the connector cover covers an upper side and a lateral side of the cable gripping portion, and an open position at which the connector cover opens at least on a vertical upper side of the cable gripping portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.